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Archis Parasharami is a partner and Dan Jones is an associate at Mayer Brown. Parasharami contributed to an amicus brief for the Chamber of Commerce in support of the employers in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis.
One year after the Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility...

Seven years after Florida Gov. Rick Scott and his cabinet voted to end the state policy that automatically restored the civil rights of nonviolent offenders after they complete their sentences, a price tag has emerged, the Miami Herald reports. Florida lost an estimated $385 million...

Baltimore County police said a 16-year-old has been arrested and charged in the death of police officer Amy Caprio on Monday, and three suspects are still being sought. Caprio was killed in a confrontation Monday as she responded to an afternoon call in Perry Hall,...

Five Democrats and Republicans who have led the Justice Department’s criminal division are asking Congress to approve the Trump administration’s nominee for the post, Brian Benczkowski, NPR reports. The former officials praise Benczkowski, for his “professional experience, temperament and integrity.” They say Benczkowski respects the...

Gaps in the criminal justice and mental health systems have turned local jails into warehouses for the mentally ill, often with fatal consequences, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Along with Channel 2 Action News and the Georgia News Lab, the newspaper conducted one of the most...

Ohio State University criminal law expert Douglas Berman disputes the New York Times‘ assertion that a prison reform bill pending in Congress and supported by the White House “could end up being worse than nothing.” In an editorial, the newspaper opposed the First Step Act...

More than 7 million people nationwide may have had their driver’s licenses suspended for failure to pay court or administrative debt, a practice that advocates say unfairly punishes the poor, the Washington Post reports. The total number could be much higher based on the population...

When a loved one is diagnosed with a debilitating illness such as mesothelioma, everyday life can become full of challenges for those who care for them.
In addition to taking on the role of caregiver, you may have to take more responsibility for decision making, financial...

Mass school shootings are most likely to occur in small towns and suburbs, the Associated Press reports. The massacre that killed 10 people at a Texas high school last week was just the latest in a small or suburban city. Of the 10 deadliest school...